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Biombo

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A multi-paneled folding screen format originating from Asia (Japan and China) that was adopted and adapted in colonial Mexico, combining Asian form with European subject matter.

AP course connection

Topic 3.2: 3.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Early European and Colonial American Art

Unit 3

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